Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello became the 84th pitcher in baseball
history to have an immaculate inning - striking out the side on nine pitches
- when he set down the Rays in the fifth inning Wednesday n

In a USA Today report published June 20 timed to coincide with the umpire's
5,000th regular-season game, Joe West said "it's got to be Adrian Beltre"
when asked who was the biggest complainer in the major le

Oakland outfielder Matt Joyce [1] receives a two-game suspension without pay
for directing a gay slur toward a fan in Anaheim and will take part in a
public outreach initiative with PFLAG, a family and ally

David Price's tepid public statements indicate he's not really sorry for
embarrassing Dennis Eckersley on the Red Sox team plane, and -- perhaps as a
result -- Eck says he's not interested in accepting Price

Dustin Pedroia speaks for the first time since reports surfaced that he had
applauded David Price's verbal takedown of Dennis Eckersley, denying that he
done so and offerering a passionate defense of himself

James Paxton [1] allowed four singles over seven innings to win his fifth
consecutive start in July and Kyle Seager [2] homered to pace the Seattle
Mariners to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday

Luis Valbuena [1] hits a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning,
ruining a solid performance from Rick Porcello and carrying the Angels past
the Red Sox.
[1] http://stats.csnne.com/mlb/players.asp

Andrelton Simmons drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run
homer, Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 with two RBI and the Los Angeles Angels
rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday nig

Left-hander Brian Johnson will make his fifth major league start this season
for the Red Sox tonight against the Blue Jays after he was recalled from
Triple-A Pawtucket as part of a series of roster moves.